Today we have the release day blitz of Fractured Honor by Kaylea Cross! Check it out and grab your copy today!
Title: Fractured Honor
Author: Kaylea Cross
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Fractured Honor Synopsis:
An elite warrior struggling to find his place in the civilian world.
Weary from his years on the battlefield, SF Captain Beckett Hollister has returned home to Crimson Point to take over the family business for his dying father. But adjusting to life outside the military is harder than he imagined, and being back home forces him to confront things he’d rather not face. Including the one woman he shouldn’t want and can’t have—his best friend’s little sister.
A love that was always meant to be.
Town vet Sierra Buchanan has known Beckett her entire life. She’s crushed on him for years, but because of his relationship with her family, the stubborn man refuses to see her as more than the girl he grew up with. As tragedy brings them together, neither of them realizes that the sins of Beckett’s past have come home to haunt him. When Sierra becomes the target of his unforeseen enemy, Beckett must vanquish his demons to save her.
Review:
Kaylea Cross is one of my go-to authors when I need some fantastic romantic suspense, from military to FBI HRT to security, she’s got it all!! (My personal favorite in case you care is the Bagram Special Ops series.) In fact, earlier this year I had one of my bucket list author moments when I got to meet her on the 1001 Dark Nights Cruise and she is just as nice as she sounds in her FB posts! (Proof at the bottom of this post!!) So this chance to participate in the blog tour was definitely a thrill but the fact that I actually received an advance eArc made it even better, because I have NO patience in waiting for release dates. Now that I’ve read it though, I’d have to say it would have been worth the wait if I had been forced to do so, even if it breaks my heart at times!
First off, let me say I love Beckett-as an ex-SF soldier, he keeps his emotions locked down, but when they come out it is SO good! And for better or worse, the storyline allows them out at several times, and I can’t help it but I cried at a couple of those times. (I’m such a softie!) His story is rough, I’m not going to lie. His last mission in Syria which is detailed in the first chapter is the kind that would cause anyone nightmares, even a tough alpha male. When you take that knowledge and mix it in with the fact that he has come to Crimson Point because his father is dying of cancer, and you can absolutely understand why he is that way. And feeling like he’s betraying his best friend Noah by starting a relationship with his sister? Awkward, on top of ALL the heartache…and there is a lot!
I loved the relationship between Beckett and Sierra because it was a long, slow burn (longer for her!) but they didn’t just jump into bed the minute he returned to town. While she has no idea what happened to him while he was in the service, she knows that he is struggling with the return to civilian life and dealing with his father’s deteriorating condition. She is determined to support him in any way that she can, and on the lighter side that also includes helping him with Walter, the senior dog he adopted at the request of his young neighbor Ella. Walter is the comic relief of the story in many ways, and that is really needed!
There are a lot of heavy themes in the book-loss, PTSD and perhaps the largest trigger is a subplot of childhood sexual abuse. But Kaylea handles the storyline deftly and with compassion, so I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending it to fellow readers of romantic suspense.
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Exclusive Excerpt:
Beckett focused on her, the impact of that deep brown gaze setting off a sizzle of heat in Sierra’s belly. His quiet intensity drew her with a power she wasn’t strong enough to resist.
Against her will, her gaze dipped to his mouth. His features were harsh, even foreboding, but his mouth looked so soft. She’d imagined those full lips on hers so many times, wondered if his quiet intensity would translate to the bedroom.
She was willing to bet it did.
The thought made her heart skip and her blood race, imagining what it would feel like to be on the receiving end of that intensity in bed. To feel that hard, powerful build against her, on top of her. His strong, capable hands holding her in place as he caressed and licked every sensitive spot on her body, then driving into her with urgency. Something told her Beckett would be unlike any other lover she’d had.
He wouldn’t be emotionally closed-off then.
About the Author:
NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylea Cross writes edge-of-your-seat military romantic suspense. Her work has won many awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, and has been nominated multiple times for the National Readers’ Choice Awards. A Registered Massage Therapist by trade, Kaylea is also an avid gardener, artist, Civil War buff, Special Ops aficionado, belly dance enthusiast and former nationally-carded softball pitcher. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and family.
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